sbio

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English espien (to espy) or Old French espier (to spy), from Frankish *spehōn (to spy), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

Pronunciation

Verb

sbio (first-person singular present sbiaf, not mutable)

  1. to spy
    Synonym: ysbïo
    Mae'n credu bod rhywun yn sbio arno fe.
    He thinks someone is spying on him.
  2. (North Wales, colloquial) to look (at)
    Synonyms: disgwyl, edrych
    Nesh i'm sbio beth oedd yn y bag gynno fo.
    I didn't look what was in the bag he had with him.
    Sbia rhein!
    Look at these!

Conjugation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sbio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies